Three hours of heavy rain on Friday made the majority of Dhaka's roads drown. Kamalapur, Arambagh, and adjacent areas were swamped with water around 12:00pm yesterday.

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Student protesters demanding abolition of quota system in government jobs said said the next programme will be announced at 6:00pm tomorrow (Saturday) after a meeting among representatives of all universities and colleges to resolve the quota issue

The students of Jahangirnagar University brought out a torch procession on the university campus this evening protesting the quota system in government jobs and attacks on students in some parts of the country during the ongoing agitation

130mm rain recorded in 6 hours

During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing, China promised to support Bangladesh economically in four ways, by providing grants, interest-free loans, concessional loans, and commercial loans.

Our movement will continue until the executive branch takes steps to reform the quota system through a committee, said the coordinator of the ongoing student movement

Students are continuing their anti-quota protests blocking various Dhaka roads

Nahid Islam, coordinator of the anti-discrimination students' movement, spoke to The Daily Star about why the protesting students want quota reform in government jobs and detailed the next steps of the movement

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Thousands of students nationwide, including Dhaka, have participated in a blockade programme. The protests highlight discontent with the current system. How exactly does the quota system in government jobs work?

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